The e-mail system at Swansea University sets a default password of the users date of birth and the users student ID. This all seems very secure as a student ID is unique and not known by everyone. However I have noticed that many people post their student email on social networking sites such as Facebook, alongside their date of birth, which is a very large security loophole as it would take a monkey that knows the default password algorithm to figure out the default password in no time.
Advice to students? Change your default password, it is highly recommended.
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2 comments:
That's a really good point Owain ... I wonder if anyone in the Blackboard/LIS team has thought about this, I'll pass on the message...of course, having blogged about this, you've opened up the loop hole to the bad guys ;-)
ehe i just finish reading a book which is about hacking. I know that, there is two type of hacker, the white ones and the black ones(crackers & red). In that book there are also some kind of internet users they act like an hacker, they look like an hacker. People call them as a lamer :) This post is beneficial for them.
Good point my friend thank you..
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